NAB responds to Bilawal's statement, says will take legal action regardless of threats

ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Tuesday responded to Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari's statement from earlier, claiming that the bureau will take legal action despite threats. 

The PPP chairman had criticised the NAB on Monday saying parties were being deprived of their right to freedom and politics. 

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"They detain without proving any of the allegations they make," he added. The PPP leader commented on how "they [the NAB] could not bear constructive criticism" either.

A press release from NAB said threats from the chairman of a political party will not deter it from pursuing legal action. 

The press release said that as per media reports, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari had refused to appear before the anti-graft watchdog. NAB said that Bilawal's lawyer had earlier written a letter in which it was written that the PPP chairman has no problem appearing before a NAB investigation team after January 15, 2020. 

The press release further said that the NAB was working in accordance with the law and the constitution to eliminate corruption from the country and it believed in providing every citizen the opportunity to give his/her statement.